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Blue-spotted pufferfish

Arothron caeruleopunctatus

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Field Notes

Description:

This fish can be up to half meter long and multiply its size up to three times by inflation. It has numerous blue and white spots over brown skin.

Habitat:

Coral reefs. It feeds on crustaceans, sponges, corals and algae.

Reference Links:

Arothron caeruleopunctatus Matsuura, 1994

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Blue & Purple Holland (482km radius)
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Global Coral Reef Monitoring
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Biodiversity of Thailand

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PublishedJune 29, 2011

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